Telemetry Products

Battery Data Recorder

The Battery Data Recorder (BDR) is an on-battery device capable of measuring many aspects of the battery in real-time both while on charge and when in active usage within the warehouse.

The BDR is designed to provide information both for recording and real-time purposes to better serve the needs of the battery as an asset and to extend its useful life.

The BDR has capable and flexible communications capability to both exchange data with on-board vehicle systems and to push data directly to the cloud via Enterprise WiFi for online alerts, reporting and analysis.

Primary applications include battery electric / vehicle fitment within industries such as materials handling, mining, aircraft ground services and agriculture.

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Battery Data Recorder

Battery Management

  • Part of Speedshield Technologies industry leading fleet management system.
  • Allows equipment power delivery to be measured, managed and optimised.
  • Works in conjunction with telemetry products to measure key parameters surrounding delivery of energy into and out of electric heavy batteries.
  • Real time health and condition monitoring.
  • Overtemp, electrolyte level, state of charge, AMP hour throughout, current clamp meter
  • Advanced LCD display + multi-coloured LED indicator.
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BDR Features

Note – commercial arrangements and implementation specific details may preclude availability of some listed hardware features. This list is representative of hardware capability only.

  • 32 bit LX6 dual-core IoT feature centric processor with up to 600DMIPS performance, operating at up to 240MHz, hardware cryptographic acceleration and ultra-low power coprocessor with 8MB PSRAM and 16MB FLASH storage.
  • Expandable microSD data storage socket.
  • Secondary Cortex M3 I/O processor.
  • Rugged Wide V-IN DC Supply 8 to 112V suitable for IC engine or electric vehicles and fixed plant.
  • Two J1939/CANopen compliant buses for vehicle and accessory device connection.
  • True global multi-region 23 band cellular support including LTE cat 1 networks and 3g/2g fallback with dual embedded and user inserted SIM options.
  • 802.11b/g/n (2.4GHz) WiFi and BLE 4.2
  • Connector provided for optional diversity secondary cellular antenna.
  • Hi performance concurrent multi-constellation GNSS receiver with TXCO, open circuit / short circuit antenna fault detection.
  • 3 axis Accelerometer, 3 axis Gyroscope and 3 axis Magnetometer for full 9 axis IMU fusion.
  • EIA-232 serial port for communication with access control RFID readers/keypads
  • Ten analog voltage input channels with selectable gain ranges for flexibility in sensor connection. Configurable system wake on high /low signal for all inputs.
  • Two channels available for frequency measurement (speed, RPM) and one channel with a protected 4-20mA current input
  • Low power sleep modes and flexible wakeup configuration including battery friendly Wake On Motion capability.
  • Super-cap backed real time clock
  • Two regulated 12VDC power supply outputs for accessory device / relay power.
  • Two relays provide for external device switching and vehicle hard interlock functionality.

VEM WiFi Specifications

  • 802.11 b/g/n
  • 802.11 n (2.4 GHz), up to 150 Mbps
  • WMM
  • TX/RX A-MPDU, RX A-MSDU
  • Immediate Block ACK
  • Defragmentation
  • Automatic Beacon monitoring (hardware TSF)
  • SoftAP device configuration.

Supported WiFi Enterprise EAP methods;

PEAP, TLS, TTLS

Required Ports

MQTTS: port 8883 open for TCP only HTTPS: port 443 open for TCP only NTP: port 123 open for UDP only

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Product Code(s)

Product Model Description
K-BDR-01 Slimline VEM Main Unit kit (Speedshield branded) including integrated sensor harness and all required hardware for installation, 2.4GHz Enterprise Capable WiFi cloud connection
K-BDR-02 Slimline VEM Main Unit kit (Hyster branded) including integrated sensor harness and all required hardware for installation, 2.4GHz Enterprise Capable WiFi cloud connection
K-BDR-03 Slimline VEM Main Unit kit (Yale branded) including integrated sensor harness and all required hardware for installation, 2.4GHz Enterprise Capable WiFi cloud connection
P-BDR-01 Slimline VEM Main Unit (Speedshield branded) supplied as module only
P-BDR-02 Slimline VEM Main Unit (Hyster branded) supplied as module only
P-BDR-03 Slimline VEM Main Unit (Yale branded) supplied as module only
H-BDR-01 Replacement Integrated Sensor Harness

Electrical Characteristics

Min Typical Max
Supply Operating Voltage 12V 24V to 96V lead acid batteries 120V DC
Average Operating Current (active mode) 25mA @ 24V DC
Battery Voltage Measurement accuracy 0.1%
Current Measurement Range -400 A +400 A
Current Measurement Accuracy (TA=25°C, I=400A) <±1%

Absolute Maximum Ratings

WARNING: Operation at or beyond Absolute Maximum Ratings may result in permanent damage to equipment.

Description Value
Input Supply / Measurement Connections
Absolute maximum voltage 120V DC
Reverse Polarity Tolerance Maximum Voltage -116V DC
CAN Communication Bus Pins
Fault Protection Absolute Maximum Voltage Range (Constant) ±56V DC

Environmental Parameters

  • IP 66 sealing
  • Storage temperature: -40 °C to 85 °C
  • Nominal operating temperature: -40 °C to 85 °C

Mechanical Parameters

  • Dimensions:
    • 50.5 × 38 × 204.5mm long excluding DTM12 compatible mating connector/harness
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Vem harness diagram
Vem system overview

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